Man Utd to sack Ten Hag at end of season – Wednesday’s gossip

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Manchester United have no intention of sacking manager Erik ten Hag before the FA Cup final on 25 May. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-link

Departing Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel is interested in becoming the manager of Manchester United if the club decide to sack Ten Hag. (Telegraph – subscription required)external-link

Tuchel is the leading candidate to take over at Old Trafford, but Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim and former Chelsea manager Graham Potter are also in contention. (inews)external-link

Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho would like to return for a second spell in charge but the club do not want to reappoint the 61-year-old Portuguese, who was sacked by Roma in January. (Manchester Evening News)external-link

Crystal Palace are more open to selling England defender Marc Guehi, 23, rather than offloading French winger Michael Olise, 22, or 25-year-old England winger Eberechi Eze this summer. (Givemesport)external-link

West Ham have opened talks to sign Corinthians’ 19-year-old Brazilian winger Wesley Gassova, who is also a target for Liverpool. (Standard)external-link

Chelsea are searching for a buyer for Albania striker Armando Broja following the 22-year-old’s loan spell with Fulham. (Fabrizio Romano)external-link

Chelsea are in talks to sign 17-year-old winger Estevao Willian from Palmeiras. (Athletic – subscription required)external-link

The Blues have also identified Everton’s England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, 30, as a summer target. (Football Insider)external-link

Newcastle have reached an agreement to sign Bournemouth’s English defender Lloyd Kelly, 25. (Foot Mercado – in French)external-link

The Magpies’English left-back Lewis Hall, 19, has emerged as a summer target for Borussia Dortmund. (Givemesport)external-link

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has contacted Getafe regarding the situation of Manchester United’s on-loan English forward Mason Greenwood, 22. (Radio Marca, via Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)external-link

Manchester United are monitoring Netherlands full-back Denzel Dumfries after contract talks between the 28-year-old and Inter Milan stalled. (Talksport) external-link

Tottenham will listen to offers for Wales defender Ben Davies, 31, this summer. (Football Insider)external-link

Newcastle and Inter Milan have joined the race to sign 25-year-old Barcelona and France defender Jules Kounde, who has also attracted interest from Chelsea, Manchester United and Paris St-Germain. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish)external-link

Roma and England forward Tammy Abraham is open a move back to the Premier League, with West Ham one of the teams keeping tabs on the 26-year-old. (HITC)external-link

Barcelona are considering bringing Paris St-Germain manager Luis Enrique back to the club to succeed Xavi in 2025. (Sport – in Spanish)external-link

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